Debacle in Damascus - The 1840 Jewish Ritual Murder Case torrent

By
Harrell Rhome, M.Div., Ph.D.

Thesis
Ritual murder cults have existed from prehistoric times to the present. Almost all cultures and religions, including Northern Europeans, contain evidence of similar phenomena. Cults sometimes came to control entire societies as evidenced by the Aztec, Maya and Inca cultures.

Such a sub-group became intertwined with the development of Hebraic religion from the earliest times as evidenced by the Old Testament. While some writers accused the entire Judaic faith,this conclusion seems unwarranted, yet the roots are found in the Cabala, Talmud, and the more secretive oral traditions. This blood cult was quite active during the mid-nineteenth century, and as we will demonstrate, the 1840 Damascus case was by no means the only one of its day. The Damascus double murders were a momentous world event. The case struck a chord with the international press who followed each and every detail. The leadership of world Judaism mobilized to quash the matter permanently, but it could not be glossed over or simply dismissed as just another �senseless act of anti-Semitism�.[2] The evidence was too strong and
compelling.